20 Easy Spanish Recipes to Throw the Best Tapas Party Ever

Throwing a party and don’t want to spend the entire night in the kitchen? When planning your menu, turn to Spain’s fashionable tapas: small plates of food shared among party guests. To get you started, we’ve got the dish on easy tapas recipes, ranging from effortless to intense. And don’t forget; shareables are even better when paired with a pitcher of sangria.

1. Slow-Cooker Stuffed Mushrooms: Two hours in a Crock-Pot, and this stuffed mushroom recipe, which tastes like your fave spinach-artichoke dip, can be yours. (via Brit + Co)

3. Mushroom Croquettes: Croquetas de jamón, logs of ham coated in breadcrumbs and fried until golden, are easy to find at most bars in Spain. These are filled with mushrooms and made with non-dairy milk, so even your vegan friends can enjoy them. (via Cilantro and Citronella)

Sara is a food and lifestyle freelance writer in Los Angeles. She writes a weekly events column for the Los Angeles Times and loves writing food content for Brit + Co. After all, the English language's most fun adjectives are best applied to delicious foods. In her free time, she's a hip hop dancer, avid moviegoer, and thorough face-mask user.